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Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS :

Organizes, plans and directs work assignments for nursing personnel for assigned shift.

Confers with other departments on an as needed basis to coordinate patient care.

Assists in the identification of medical, emotional and environmental needs of the patient. Assesses and evaluates all medical and psychiatric problems, initiates initial interventions and reports to physician.

Assists in finding replacement nursing staff in the event of call offs.

Assists laboratory personnel in the morning with laboratory stops and flow of patients for venipuncture.

Completion of other ordered diagnostic tests such as EKG, PTF, PPD and collection of urine and sputum specimens.

Assists in filing of documents in medical charts including photocopying documents as needed.

Responsible to provide assistance in the discharge of patients including proper discharge status forms, discharge instructions, prescriptions, confiscated belongings returned, valuables returned and documents signed to verify the return of these items.

Assists in the completion of patient records including the completion of deficiencies.

Performs duties necessary to facilitate appropriate patient care including answering the telephone, taking and screening calls, assisting with other paperwork such as consents, transportation, treatment requests and assists with scheduling of consultations and appointments.

All other duties as assigned.

OTHER FUNCTIONS :

May be required to arrange transportation for patients who need to leave the facility for medical/psychiatric or other emergency reasons.

May be required to work overtime in cases of inclement weather, call offs and/or other emergency situations.

The above statements reflect the general duties considered necessary to describe the functions of the job and shall not be considered as a detailed description of all work requirements.